Really, i can be a tecno geek in my own way sometimes.
I picked up my projector from the office today to join all the other conjumble of wires and objects and then promptly put the overhead off to the side to be forgotten!
The first step was to make sure the elmo and projector worked together. This turned out to be a rather simple process. Plug in, plug in, connect. Turn on, turn on. Voila! and W. and I went "pretty"....now if we could just figure how to focus the projector...so i use the menu button and play around finding many neat things to do to the projection but not focus--because well, it was so blurry I couldn't read. and then, i broke down and looked in the manual--turn the focus ring it says...I turn, and voila, it is very pretty!!!!
The next part, probably the hardest was to figure out how to connect the computer and projector. This turn out to be a bit trickier, but I was proud of myself because it suddenly dawned on my what this little extra box they gave me was for. All it was called was "RGB VGA Amplification Splitter" or something like that. Well, noting that the monitor and projector have RGB cords, I thought to myself hmm....and then I noticed one input with two out put and I thougt hmm...I wonder if... At first I thought I just connected the computer monitor cable to the box and the projector, but that left the monitor unconnected. I was baffled--but look, there's yet another wire that really does have a use.... So i connect the computer to the input, the monitor to an output, the 10 ft projector cord to the other output and I now have projection of my computer.
Just in time for lunch. Various persons stopped in and oohed and awed through the process, and we gleefully showed our v.p. and principal the wonders of the technology and explained what we would still need to do...because really, the projector can't live at student height for very long....
After school and after the tutorials, I opened up the last box of glee: the InterWrite board. This claims to allow me to control my computer from anywhere in the room. it was also the only piece that needed software installed as of the moment. I stay late getting everything installed and updated, find a cozy spot for the bluetooth USB thing a ma jig, and having also already charged the InterWrite, I turn it on, and than proceed to play just enough to shut down my computer with out touching the mouse... I want one of these for home now! It's going to take some getting used to though.
4th period was the first class to enjoy the wonders of a lesson taught using my elmo. (which happens to be red....) There's a fair number of boys in there and they respectfully were quiet and paid attention--I had to keep admonishing to "Stay away from the equipment". No, don't touch the little red remote please. ---yeah, you get the idea....
But I was rather pleased with myself for figuring out how to set everything up and get it running. Little measure of pride...
Just have to get that shelf to raise the projector up soon, or maybe i'll use the elmo less often because i'm right handed and it's set up right now for left handed...and it isn't easy to adjust where things are at the moment.
Posted by Anna at March 21, 2007 08:06 PM | TrackBack